Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Clonch, Moylan boost ECU

ecupirates.com

• No. 9 ECU Sails Past Cincinnati In Series Opener
• Pirates Rally To Tame Tigers In Series Opener
• Pirates Travel to No. 9 Florida Saturday
• Pirates Travel Back to Mount Olive Saturday

No. 9 ECU Sails Past Cincinnati In Series Opener WNCT 9

Pirates take game one of three game weekend series with Cincinnati WITN 7

247 Sports

• Pirates ride two three-run homers to 9-4 win over Bearcats
• ECU 9, Cincinnati 4: How it looked from the stands
• East Carolina basketball transfer Javon Small deciding between Oklahoma, Oklahoma State
• ECU RB Nemo Squire to enter transfer portal

ECU baseball: Pirates pick up series-opening win against Cincinnati, improve to 22-2 at home Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

Giants interested in East Carolina TE Ryan Jones GiantsWire

2023 NFL draft: Top running backs Winston Salem Journal

MLB Prospect Watch: 15 National League minor-leaguers to keep an eye on in 2023, including Druw Jones CBS Sports

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• East Carolina, Houston in First Place after Friday Action
• UCF, East Carolina, Wichita State Open Weekend With SB Wins

USF football enters Bulls’ ‘biggest summer’ ever, Golesh says. He’s right. Tampa Bay Times

New Charlotte coach Biff Poggi has no time for a slow rebuild. But can 49ers win quickly? YAHOO!

TU football season opener moves up to Aug. 31 Tulsa World

NOLA.com

• Tulane loses 7-3 lead in nightcap, splits doubleheader with Wichita State
• Former Tulane baseball coach Rick Jones has his jersey number retired

Turn on the jets! SMU’s Nate Monticure scores a touchdown in annual spring game Dallas Morning News

Memphis basketball agrees to home-and-home with Missouri, finalizing deal with Virginia USA Today

Memphis basketball signee Mikey Williams’ arrest stems from March shooting, sheriff’s department says Memphis Commercial Appeal

BREAKING: Memphis Tigers Basketball Recruit Facing Years In Prison On Multiple Serious Weapons Charges Total Pro Sports

UNT extends partnership with NIKE to outfit its athletes Tyler Morning Telegraph

UTSA holds first spring game inside historic Alamodome The Paisano

FAU coach seeks more March Madness success for ‘rare’ team after signing 10-year extension WLRN

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• Duke basketball coach Jon Scheyer reflects on his first season leading the Blue Devils
• Duke basketball players — including a key starter — recovering from offseason surgery
• Bob McKillop and Tubby Smith are forever connected to Dean Smith and North Carolina

Winston Salem Journal

• Urban Meyer says ‘book closed’ on coaching career
• Report: Michigan transfer Hunter Dickinson to visit Kansas

Five homers lead No. 6 South Carolina baseball to Game 1 victory at No. 4 Vanderbilt Columbia The State

Clemson’s ‘electric’ offense among 5 things to watch at spring game Charleston Post & Courier

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• Virginia Tech coach Brent Pry likes his players’ energy heading into Saturday’s spring game
• ODU players eager to give glimpse of new spread offense, other developments in Saturday’s spring game